I filled my mountain bike brakes with baby oil for a year and here are the results!

[@SethsBikeHacks]

Now that this bike is permanently filled with baby oil, we need to name it!

[@majzugic4972]

first bro

[@jobuandme4441]

The stroller

[@seba911VTT]

The FatBaby

[@hazardousfromage]

Made with real babies

[@lostandfiend]

Name it Baby Fat. Everyone’s still got some Baby Fat.

[@Evarq_]

"I still don't see why you need to fill babies with oil" is my forever favourite line.

[@jonas890r]

@@jim7300 bruh

[@LooseWheelFilms]

Random AI haha I’m dying

[@connorguitar]

Random AI hol up

[@joeyfpv1234]

Lol I read this the same time he said it 😂

[@garygilbert1127]

makes them float

[@LeglessWonder]

Up next: "I used brake fluid on my baby for a year. Here's what happened"

[@kieranbyrne6090]

Stopped crying! 😲

[@cps10149]

Tastier than formula milk

[@eddydiyartcraft6780]

😂🤣

[@0003rc]

R.I.P baby! 😂💩🤣

[@toinevn]

leukemia? Alzheimer? Authisme? Bernie Sanders supporter? Tell me sounds fun!

[@jacktn2079]

I’ve been waiting so long to see the results finally it’s here

[@josmapleflame1985]

Agreed.

[@tarungonneea4614]

Jack Tn you’ve waited a year

[@paultownley5682]

Me2

[@tarstarkusz]

What about DOT 3 brake fluid?

[@callmekyle4950]

Jack Tn just abt to say that

[@cayden6482]

Seth: "I still don't know why you need to fill babies with oil" Me watching after he announced that he has a baby

[@FairlanePerformance]

Been waiting a year for this

[@paodepota8373]

Me too man, me too.

[@emmettrose4595]

World of RANDOM aye

[@microMobilidade]

Waiting since last decade Ba dum tsss

[@danielhoefler3830]

@@microMobilidade No

[@sverrekarlsson1016]

Same

[@binkzera2777]

Seth: Makes a year long test and concludes there is no real reason to not buy proper brakes oil. Also Seth: *refills brake with baby oil*

[@JoshKablack]

Pretty sure it's really like Seth "It works, but I am not leaving any way for anybody to sue me."

[@ChrisNieves]

@@JoshKablack exactly what i said when I watched this video.

[@hidden7soul]

MC SwaggerFlagger maybe a longterm test like 5 yrs

[@roimores]

He thinks it works fine so he wants to still try it for a longer period of time to see differences with specialized oils. He doesn't want to tell his followers baby oil works fine just because he is not 100% sure and doesn't want people blaming at him for doing so and having excessive wear or an accident.

[@parman01]

The reason being Shimano brake fluid here costs $18 for 1 liter jug. And you cannot get smaller quantity. 1) It's stupidly expensive for mineral oil. 2) What the hell am I gonna do with 1 L when brake system takes what....30-40 mL? No way I'm gonna bleed my brakes 20 times in my bike's lifetime.

[@n0b0dy07]

Shimano: releases expensive mineral oil for brakes Johnson & Johnson: "I'll destroy this guy career"

[@mikhailconde1272]

lol

[@iciaquin3580]

cutthroat competition hahaha

[@matteastwood87]

I filled my daughter with baby oil and now I'm just waiting on the results

[@jerrybear3081]

you will need a second child full of regular oil as a control subject.

[@alexanderwanner4360]

Tell us if her seals changed

[@jaib666]

Slice them in half

[@bananasstuff3344]

@@alexanderwanner4360 arrrrrrggggggggg

[@alexanderwanner4360]

@@bananasstuff3344 ARGH

[@XUIW]

Wife: Hey hun, where's the baby oil for our chil- Husband: VRRRRRRRRRRRR *drives away*

[@akxeu5331]

I I lmao

[@brake-less3283]

Zepix bbx frigen STOPPIES away

[@lilcumstain5704]

i dont even own a bike why is this on my recommended

[@benarroyo]

Lil Cumstain because it’s interesting

[@theliquor6423]

Because you're a Lil Cumstain...

[@JR-White]

It's also about mechanisms and diy and crafts

[@realhoffman_3263]

Same

[@dnabajja]

And I dont own a baby too...

[@vivek_v]

"And only the rear had DaBaby oil in it" 4:56

[@NavvLife]

My man in 4k

[@nathancalouro4037]

Hey Seth! I had a great idea and was waiting for your new video! You should make a Berm Creek “dedication” piece on Berm Peak! It would be so cool! You could do the drama drop and maybe create a better “Janky wall ride!” Just an idea!

[@Huskey_German7]

Dude I would also love if Seth would do that that would be so cool

[@nathancalouro4037]

ian metzger I know! It would be so cool

[@jacktalbot5590]

Yesss it would be so sick

[@brainguyy6149]

You gotta do it seth

[@eli.braun9894]

Amazing idea

[@umhewwo8006]

“Why do we need to fill babies with oil?” - Seth 2020

[@octavia1137]

Jonah Larson or 2018

[@Makermook]

Idiot. Baby oil is made *from* babies, not *for* babies.

[@yosefsilverman5005]

Nice

[@andrewjolly319]

As a scientist, I'm impressed that you repeatedly outlined the shortcomings of this as an investigation. Well done! Don't often see that sort of self awareness on the internet!

[@mr.screenshot9452]

Cool

[@exothermal.sprocket]

So long as you don't demand science in the motorcycle oil forum, you'll have pitchforked angry bikers after you. Hahahaha

[@eastcoastmountainbiker1290]

"And once you get them spinning, they sound like TIE fighters." So true.

[@JL-cn1qi]

And get you sounding like Darth Vader going up a hill aswell.

[@maddmavic]

Or crying babies

[@mr.wizeguy8995]

@@JL-cn1qi Only when you aren't fit. After 600 mile in year with Fatbike then next year 1200 mile and all up hills was like ease.

[@michaelslee4336]

Massive duh for me, I was wondering how they could sound like Thai fighters. Idiot.

[@thebucketlist5061]

@@mr.wizeguy8995 1200 miles in a year? Is that supposed to be impressive?

[@alexgrant6965]

Last time I was this early Seth’s videos were age restricted

[@oliversutton2266]

Alex Grant I remember that😂😂

[@zafrylaiman8695]

@@oliversutton2266 Can you explain? Im very new here

[@Jonasdevenport858]

Zafryl Aiman homie used to swear like a sailor 😂

[@alexso820]

Alex Grant it’s still age restricted, I can’t watch this when I am on my home wifi

[@DoomerLoser]

I can't find any videos where he swears, can you guys please link one?

[@carlstanton2550]

When I rode trials, alot of us ran our magura hs33's on water, or water with a drop of anti freeze in winter. It made the breaks less spongy, more responsive, and lighter to pull. You'd get about a year out of the seals, but most trials riders broke a lever or something before then and had to get a new brake anyway! I'd be more than happy to use baby oil in a pinch :)

[@walz1986]

Doesn't some manufactures also use special breakfluids that are basically water with anti freeze and of course some othe viscosity reagents? Like for example SRAM. They normally perform as well as hydrolic breaks with oil. But of course they can freeze and that means they are a bit more sensible to low degrees(The brakes may not work or the water expands below 4 °C and this may damage the tubes). But on higher temperatures water does not expand as much as oil...

[@vicentesaenz560]

I remember doing the same....But I just used anti freeze as it was more common at home than distilled water. I used to grease the pistons from the outside every now and then and seals lasted forever....I also remember scratching and adding waterproofing the rim so it was sticky to the pads. But down slopes the question was what to sacrifice: the hebo shoes or the new brake pads.

[@sepg5084]

​@@walz1986 i don't know about breakfluids, but maybe they do it for brakefluids.

[@mulletmoore5811]

Seth posting is alway a good time

[@cooperevans1549]

Mullet Moore right

[@thesimplecooks]

No alcohol required

[@eastcoastoverdosr8937]

Nice

[@Phonophobia]

As a bicycle mechanic for roundabout 10years I tested the same thing with various liquids. Baby Oil was one of my favorites. I started this after a colleague of mine was telling the story of him riding through Africa with a HS33 and no proper oil within a 300mile radius. So he just used water. Aslong as the temps are fine you can use almost any liquid that doesnt dissolve your seals.

[@andrelange9877]

Or use a brake that does not require any type of oil inside: stainless steel cable brake.

[@Phonophobia]

@@andrelange9877 ...or walk.

[@twinsturbo3911]

Or stay at home

[@andrelange9877]

@@twinsturbo3911 And watch others doing it on KZbin.

[@navidmehdi6]

^ This is KZbin, that kind of talk belongs to Reddit.

[@Matio25091]

Now that Seth is a dad, are we ever going to get an answer if brake oil is safe for babies?

[@weevil_man]

I’m pretty sure every time he asks that question, his wife has chained him to his workbench away from the baby, brake oil and the cameras until he looses the idea and begins on something else, where the cycle begins again. (I’m looking at you April fools day, don’t give him any ideas!)

[@bendenisereedy7865]

Extremely safe! The same oil is used in alcohol-free perfumes and Avon Skin so Soft all over the world without harm and the perfume ingredients have been tested to death and any with a slight question mark have been outlawed.

[@A360-k7g]

Bike name Fat baby Coz it’s a fat bike and uses baby oil I know I am creative

[@hungerycustomer1531]

Baby bike

[@RigamuGrace]

Better than thicc baby the the bike is thicc

[@ar.simranjeetsingh2417]

Big fat colossal baby

[@tobiasthegentleman9131]

*Clicks show more* *Reads this monstrosity of a comment* *Clicks show less and scrolls on*

[@gredem4799]

nice

[@earluke2592]

Did that 10 years ago on my MTB and never changed it since - works perfectly.

[@ihvspyn]

really? can we change it shimano original hydraulic oil without clear?

[@dsb1829]

Yep, back in the day I used straight mineral oil in my Shimano setups with no issues. Also have run Magura blood in my shimano without a problem. Lots of MTBR and PinkBike discussion back in the early 2000s about baby oil having additional stuff in it that might damage your seals, collect moisture, or boil off.

[@n0b0dy07]

@@dsb1829 so let's use Shimano oil in the babies because baby oil is too danger to those Shimano components haha

[@GrimYak]

@@dsb1829 the branded ones are most likely 99% mineral oil. I also have a large bottle of pure mineral oil. Cleans my guitars and fluid for my brakes. never bought another shimano branded oil

[@pablosoto5407]

recommended refilling/fullreplacement period? My concerns are about... maybe.. a part of hight temperature exposed (touching caliper) oil could be degraded a bit each time this occurs...maybe

[@justsilver123]

“I still don’t understand why you have to fill your baby with oil” 😂😂

[@cadecochran6793]

I was kind of hoping for another trail build but this is still dope.

[@Huskey_German7]

Totally dope

[@presleyevans6709]

Cade Cochran same

[@chrismccoy4146]

Shit weather in NC for building lately...

[@Aubreykun]

@Bennybass I'm the opposite lol. I really don't care about the trail build. The garage was great for me. And I liked the things like his trip to Key West or finding the broken walmart bike. But I'm really here for what his channel says on the tin.

[@stas7378]

New tiefighter voice actor revealed

[@losier69]

He’s gonna need that baby oil now

[@Max-oy6dq]

People thinking ow he must have kids. But no he fills his brakes with it. I also watched star wars and the tyres do sound like tie fighters.

[@MichaelRei99]

Max don’t you mean tye fighters?

[@maj2809]

He means Thia fighters like from Thailand

[@Max-oy6dq]

@@maj2809 wo that is pretty far

[@yzy_indigo]

I thought they sounded more like an f1 car

[@MichaelRei99]

v1d300 I know it was a joke if he is going to spell tires with a y he should spell tie fighter with y.

[@oliversutton2266]

“Can brake oil be used on babies?” I’ll test it on my little bro and update y’all next vid.

[@legit3491]

Lmao underrated

[@JM-ov2wp]

Use it for a year! Lol

[@wanderingcalamity360]

Hilarious and informative as always. Good to know that there's a potentially viable alternative for bike brake oil in the event that the zombie apocalypse happens and we need to get creative to service our bikes.

[@kainpwnsu]

I've topperd off my brakes with culinary quality mineral oil, and do full bleeds with the real bike oil. Works fine. I get 1 gallon of oil for the same price as 2 tiny bottles of Shimano.

[@samlarkham2745]

Hey Seth got my full sus on Christmas loving the vids

[@Gunfreak451]

I deal with hydraulic systems in my everyday job and honestly aside from viscosity most hydraulic oils are very similar whether that be mineral oils or "true hydraulic oils". Love the vids!

[@skytower309]

Seals and oils must be compatible, or the oils will slowly(or rapidly) soften and expand the seals... and fail at a bad time(usually). What works for a tractor's hydraulics might not work well in cycle brakes, fork oil, differential lube, etc. There's a reason why there are so many different lube formulations, and it's not about making more money(for the vast majority of lubes). It's about application and compatibility. Sure, you can cheap out on maintenance, but why would you do that on something that keeps you out of the trees?

[@tomlamb3885]

@@skytower309 brakes don't matter on bikes cranes and trucks only matter if someone's asking

[@EddSjo]

@@tomlamb3885 What?

[@paulb9769]

@@tomlamb3885 Huh?

[@rufusconnolly8489]

@@tomlamb3885 you've obviously never had to walk a panel

[@JoshJvs]

its insane how far seths channel has come, I remember watching his "how to bunny hop" tutorial about 3 years ago now

[@nathanh281]

Thanks Seth for resisting the temptation to simply say all the hydraulic brake manufacturers are ripping us off - this is a nuanced (and entertaining) view. While I'm not going to experiment with my braking system to save (maybe) a few bucks a year, it's good to know if my hydraulic brakes have a problem while I'm bikepacking and I come across a town with no open bike shops, I can get by with baby oil in one brake without any immediate obvious consequences.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Joke a side is a useful tip in case we simply can not find original brake oil specially in weekends (saturday & sunday) when most shops are closed and anyone are free from work..

[@sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312]

When I get a deep cut on hands I put break oil. It immediately stops bleeding and prevent infection. I work with glass a lot.

[@runy7826]

Next video: What if you use brake oil for babies

[@lefthandedwoodworks]

There's a hidden message in all that disclaiming...

[@Trebelhornc]

Ype, and that message is: "shit's no different. Use what you want".

[@Michael-dj4vq]

I've got 29x2.60 on my bike and they sound like a swarm of angry bee's when I get up to about 30mph...love it 🙃

[@voidstrider4187]

seth : imma wait a whole year people : *STARTS DOING HEAVY RESEARCH AND FINALLY DISCOVERING IT IS SOMEWHAT UNNECESSARY*

[@filtertheblood]

I was in a pinch and used what i had, 'transmission fluid' in my Magura disc brakes. its thicker which makes it more work to bleed. But works just fine. Zero problems.

[@hayden_cavanah]

I was just watching the vid of when you filled up your Break with baby oil 😂

[@xxvresicxx7686]

hahahahahahhaahah

[@ludic9399]

I waited a whole year for this vidio 💀💀 I was so hyped for it and I diddnt get let down❤️

[@xRawp]

Next video: "I filled my baby with brake fluid. Here's what happened."

[@peterwagner958]

This comment in soon to be realized

[@teodelfuego]

0:17 that's my car! Outback

[@andrejcercek3167]

hey seth is everything ok with you, im vorried becouse you havent postet a video yet?

[@knickerbocker8966]

ANDREJ ČERČEK yeah me too, he hasnt posted anything on his instagram too

[@andrejcercek3167]

Memes on the Daily yes I see it , do you think is everything ok with him.? meybe he is just having some time to relax i dont know

[@knickerbocker8966]

ANDREJ ČERČEK of course now that we say this he posted something within 24 hours

[@shaycohen2495]

Maybe the oil didnt work after all

[@andrejcercek3167]

shay cohen hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@warn3535]

I have baby oil in my brakes, I’ve had it there for 4000 miles, it is totally safe to do on mineral oil brakes.

[@maxima6963]

Am i the only one who doesn't have brakes?

[@Ben-rm9jx]

i dont care what my brakes are filled with as long as it is some type of oil and not too thick.

[@rodrigofajardo630]

I did that yesterday I'm going to test it now. if it takes care of the babies for sure it will take good care of my seals. UPDATE: the same performance as the original one, no difference in a long steep downhill

[@alexvega9181]

Give us a monthly update lol

[@Cloudrak]

Any updates on this?

[@rodrigofajardo630]

@@Cloudrak works perfectly fine, tested downhill

[@kissfilm2011]

Is there any Update? ☺️

[@waleedassaf1836]

please any updates ? like after a year of use ? is it still good ?

[@hedemalmcarl]

If you dont wanna purge, just do a quick bleed with baby oil so it would just be blended

[@kitten-inside]

As a bonus, your hands are really soft after the procedure.

[@hedemalmcarl]

True

[@RobinCould]

"Brakes", "Baby", and "Oil" are no longer words

[@MarioGoatse]

That’s called Semantic Satiation. Its a very weird phenomenon. You say a word enough times, and it loses all meaning.

[@one_mtb]

Hey Seth... if you put baby oil in your trail bike for a year...well then I will do the same! Every one like this so Seth will see this! 👍👍

[@Matt-xq6ow]

I've been running pure Mineral Oil (the non-baby formula) for years now, and will say that it holds up as well as name brand brake fluid. But with 1 major caveat. If you're going down a long hill and just riding your brakes, the Mineral Oil does get spongier faster, but I've had Metallic pads loose their friction coefficient and the rotor get red hot even before the brakes became really spongey. Yes, the name brand stuff will last longer, but depending on your riding habits, the Mineral oil off the shelf vs brand name stuff might not even make a difference. But even then, I feel Mineral Oil can be had for so much cheaper than the brand name stuff, that you could probably replace the fluid at least 100 times with mineral oil before getting close to spending the same amount on the brand name stuff. Personally, I've gone through about half of a 16oz (473ml) bottle of Mineral oil at $2, exchanging the fluid pretty much every other month. At that rate, it's still way cheaper than the brand name stuff that usually sells 100ml for $10 or more.

[@sebastianjost]

The thing is: 100ml bottles of Shimano oil cost 10$ 1l containers cost about 15 to 20$. It seems you pay more for the packaging process then for the actual content. So if you buy large enough quantities, the price gets very low too. And even then: you can spend 30-60$ on a dropper lever, 10-30$ on grips and so on... 10-20$ for brake oil isn't that big of a deal. But then again, if other stuff works fine for you, save money if you think it's worth it.

[@tunatony]

You're changing your brake fluid six times a year? Is the fluid breaking down under heavy usages?

[@tigerbalm666]

I have a big jug of Food grade mineral oil I will be using...don't need stinking overpriced "special" oils that cost 10X more! Hydrolics is a simple concept...a bike system never gets as hot as astoping a 2 ton car!

[@exothermal.sprocket]

At some point, the added confidence in a company that developed its own brake fluid is worth paying a few dollars more for, and taking a few less stops at the coffee shop in a year to compensate.

[@bendenisereedy7865]

The branded oil contains about 0.001% of a red dye. That's it.

[@thomasthuene3173]

legend had it that, when crossing a dessert in a Citroen 2CVand running out of oil, the driver used mashed bananas.

[@Skooteh]

I actually ran pharmacy mineral oil in my brakes a while ago. It does NOT work for cold conditions as the temp. drops the viscosity goes up a lot and it meant that my brakes be hard to pull and once pulled would stay there. Definitely sketchy. Replacing with real stuff immediately fixed the issue.

[@elvis-on-a-bike7378]

The exact same thing happened to me

[@stevenreyes3680]

I going to try TRW mineral oil for cars, tractors, etc.

[@christianalejandroranit3032]

Giving someone an advice then adding "but i dont know tho 🤷" in case it ruins their life.

[@rogerdickinson6944]

Hydraulics is the compression of fluid (which is impossible) so that a movement at one end equals a movement at the other end. You could use water in your brakes and still get the braking effect, it just might now last long due to corrosion. Engine coolant with an anti-corrosion additive might be a good alternative.

[@TheButlerNZ]

You can actually compress fluids, just not as easily as air... (Water compresses about 1% at 2000psi) and water boils at a relatively low temperature, creating steam and dramatically increasing pressure. Water is also not a very effective lubricant with seals compared with oil. Also you may have noted that water in brake fluid stops the brakes working... A lot of that is due to the water boiling.. and brake fluid (ie. dot4) is hygroscopic.

[@awym7524]

Good to know that it can be used as an alternative :)

[@GreianSalvio]

Sound Like Tie Fighters! 😂

[@Iowa599]

The tire noise is due to tread pattern, not width. It is a sign that they are inefficient on hard surfaces (concrete & asphalt).

[@bimmerbent]

I think you give the Industry too much credit on "engineering brakes", Im going to put a steel cable in mine.

[@fingram5343]

I’ve been waiting so long for this.

[@shamoy1000]

The only problems with using something other than the recommended fluid is viscosity at different temperatures, and how the seals will react to a different chemical. There is no concern with boiling point as in motor vehicles. They wouldn't get hot enough for that.

[@AEYRivera]

Hi Seth. Great channel. Always entertaining. Maybe you can do a "Viscosity" test between different mineral brake oils? Like a drip test or something like it to compare viscosities? Johnson's baby oil has a baby oil lite which is less viscous so it will defiinitely have a different effect.

[@mattmacd2009]

& next you could try using hydraulic fluid in your trucks brakes. After all it says hydraulic fluid & that's what dot4 is.............

[@mattmacd2009]

@Lassi Kinnunen yeah....... until it boils & locks your brakes solid. Up until then you'd be fine😉

[@fordtrac7171]

End of the day , oil is the best liquid under hydraulic load. I have ran excavators all my life and used mineral oil and variants such as vegetable oil. As long as the viscosity is near enough to factory and compatible to seals you could pretty much fire any oil or liquid in and have the same effect

[@lancealbon46]

I don’t even own a bicycle, but I watched the whole video. And I swear I could smell baby oil as I was watching it 🤔 I have to say that I enjoyed this video and I also have to give you (or your team) credit for the camera footage and editing. This is a very well put together show. Netflix quality 😎👍🏼 thanks for the entertainment.

[@dylancarter1813]

Second Seth I love your vids:)

[@fingram5343]

Dylan Carter no wrong. I was here 7 mins ago

[@aidencauger5743]

I should point out, I had my shimano deore front brakes filled with baby oil for over two years now. the rear, due to budget reasons, was a sram db5 brake. that one failed, and was replaced with a magura sl. over two years later, the shimano brake works better than both rear brakes i had!

[@onetwo3706]

That baby oil would have been better used on your Johnson.

[@hoyou2326]

I've been using ordinary pharmacy mineral oil in my shimano xtr since 2014 and it is still doing great..... no issues at all

[@rarety7222]

Can you assist me please?

[@Jusu]

Why dont bikes use break fluid?

[@lilyom]

No diddy joked here?

[@connorp1513]

It's been in my KTM magura hydraulic clutch for a year with no ill affects at all

[@buggs9950]

I use LHM from the motor factors in my mineral oil brakes. Shimano fluid - £20/litre. Generic LHM - £6/litre. No brainer. When you're changing fluid regularly, as you should, the saving makes a difference.

[@brianpeter7139]

@6:24 "Brake oil is far from expensive" - maybe south of the border... but in Canada it's $94/liter!!! That *IS* literally ripping off customers with snake oil. No f'n way I'm paying that when Johnson's is $3 for 591ml.

[@samuelroselli138]

Synthetic ATF. Cheaper than baby oil. You might already have it/need it. Higher boiling temp. Rubber conditioners. Already does similar type of work.

[@maxwell8tre]

What you’re saying makes sense, some folk talk like you’re missing out by not doing this, but you’ve given a fair balanced view of “yeah it’ll probably be fine, but just use the recommended brake oil.” Good experiment, saves me ever having to try it for myself!

[@sebdab3986]

I use vegetable oil, it's the cheapest and available in every supermarket 😂😂😂

[@kissfilm2011]

Does it work well?

[@joeyvarone1561]

Good way to start the decade😂

[@petergriffin3300]

Ain’t no party like a Diddy party

[@marthud3214]

i beleive if the brakes are new you can use either dot4 brake fluid or ile say baby oil because its all ive ever used but once you have used either you cant use the other because that is what will damage the rubber seals

[@SyrpiC00L]

I put some baby oil in my bike, I diluted it with a bit of soapy water so it wasn't so viscous. It works like a charm.

[@1stAshaMan]

I'm wondering how that mix worked since mineral oil is insoluable in water.

[@SyrpiC00L]

@@1stAshaMan If you add a bit of soap into the mix, it does a good job of combining the oil and the water to some extent. It won't be perfect, but it will be enough to not cause problems with braking. *Also if someone were to try this, I would suggest them to make sure none of the foam gets into the brake hose or other components as that could cause air bubbles.*

[@simonhorsfield2436]

I've been running Johnson's finest in my Shimanos for months now with no obvious problems. This idea saved my day when I found myself needing a refill miles from the nearest open bike shop and I haven't seen a reason to change it since. Thanks for the great bike hack Seth!

[@waleedassaf1836]

how is it after 4 years ? did you face any problems so far ? thanks in advance

[@simonhorsfield2436]

@@waleedassaf1836 eventually changed brakes as caliper where leaking a bit but they where very old. The baby oil seemed fine, would use again if needed.

[@waleedassaf1836]

@simonhorsfield2436 Thanks for the feedback .I'll go for it 😊

[@wasifzihan4662]

in my country very few people runs oil break, so shimano oil are very hard to come by, I use baby oil, or have to use baby oil all the time

[@Randandanda]

"So is it okay to use?" "Well yes, but actually no"

[@Skooteh]

I ran drug store mineral oil in my brakes and it worked great until the temps went down. Below freezing, the oil gets thick and it got to the point that applying brakes becomes difficult and the pads barely release at all.

[@normcook9335]

Brake oil IS expensive now - 500ml from a local shop was $44 (June 2023 Greater Vancouver area). I bought a quart of Aeroshell 41 for $19 CDN - haven't tested yet but it will be fine.

[@JakeValicat]

I slam trails, I bleed once a year for good measure. But I’ve had baby oil in my brakes for years, have at it people. $40 CAD for shimano or tektro’s oil, and close to $70 for rockshox, haha.

[@gurdipsidhu5984]

when i had a rusty big box store mtb, the front derailleur was failing to shift to the highest gear so i lubed it up with baby oil and voila but it made a weird sound for some reason but it went away in a couple of days

[@chocolate_squiggle]

I've read some argument from Americans time and time again - 'xyz is cheap, why would you use anything else? don't be a cheapass!". But things aren't always cheap in other parts of the world. That US$25 bottle is equivalent NZD$35 at today's exchange rate but my local price is $60! That IS a lot of money for some rebadged mineral oil. Especially when I'm just riding a budget hybrid/commuter around town, not everyone is careening down the side of mountains. The 100ml bottle 10% by volume is 50% by price - an even more insane rip off. I've been reading up on this topic, was interesting to see your practical experiences.

[@ryansickles96]

george lucas in his office: looks out window drunk neighbors riding fat bikes down insane hill george lucas:THATS WHAT THEY SHOULD SOUND LIKE

[@stopglobalswarming]

Hahhahha. No one had fat bikes then

[@IOUaUsername]

I had the same idea with my tractor's hydraulic system, so I researched it. Proper oils will usually include rust inhibitors and detergents so that they'll cope better with any water contamination that gets into the system. This is honestly a lot more likely on a car or tractor where the reservoirs have lids that just open by hand. Tractors even have quick disconnects to remove front loaders etc, so they're way more likely to get contamination in the oil. On a bike the system is sealed and there's really no reason to require special additives in the oil.

[@willyprasetya3203]

Finally the results has come😁

[@EveryTongue]

Almost everything bike related is overpriced. Bikes are so fun that people are willing to pay.

[@pingwingugu5]

Yeah I agree. Look on simple components like stems, handlebars or even flat pedals. Nothing fancy in them but prices from reputable brands are crazy.

[@WillN2Go1]

When I found out how unhealthy Canola Oil is, I stopped putting in me. Then I wondered what I was going to do with the bottle I had. One day I couldn't find my chainsaw oil. Canola Oil works great in a chainsaw.

[@benjammin2020]

As bar oil, not mixed in with gas for the engine, right?

[@Marcuslobenstein]

It's not great vegetable oils can block the oil canals in the bar but yeah it works for quite some time

[@stopglobalswarming]

Marcus Lobenstein if the veg oil is Mixed with used motor oil it works fine.

[@robgoffroad]

I've noticed that babies that are not properly filled with baby oil tend to make more noise... cry more, squeak when they're moving, etc. 😛

[@trabladorr]

TLDW: no discernible difference from brake fluid.

[@TheButlerNZ]

Brake fluid is hygroscopic and attracts water... which boils and renders your brakes 'less than optimal'.